Re: CREATE TABLE & composite type

On 06/28/2017 06:27 AM, gmb wrote:
> Hi Referencing https://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.6/static/rowtypes.html
> Taking a chance here.... Is there a short-hand way in which I can create
> a table with the same structure as a user defined composite type ? E.g.
> CREATE TYPE inventory_item AS ( name text, supplier_id integer, price
> numeric ); CREATE TABLE inventory_item_table ( like type inventory_item
> ); We're using composite types rather extensively as the return
> structure of functions: CREATE FUNCTION some_func() RETURNS SETOF
> inventory_item ....; Of course I can: CREATE TABLE inventory_item_table
> AS ( SELECT some_func( ) );

CREATE TABLE inventory_item_table AS ( SELECT some_func( ) limit 0);

But , in some cases , where the function
> returns a large number of records I want to create the table beforehand
> in order to add indexes: CREATE TABLE inventory_item_table ( like type
> inventory_item ); CREATE INDEX idx ON inventory_item_table ( id );
> INSERT INTO inventory_item_table SELECT some_func(); Will appreciate any
> input. Regards gmbouwer
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